Touch News, January 2008
Touch Sevens Series - Chris Watson & Fennesz
Fennesz
Transition
Touch # TS04
7" vinyl only - no legal downloads of these tracks are available
Side A: On a desolate shore [5:14]
Side B: A shadow passes by [3:21]
This is the sister release to the digital-only On A Desolate Shore A Shadow Passes By. These three tracks are based on 8 different guitar recordings made at Amann Studios, Vienna, between 2005-07. The acoustic guitar was recorded with an AK c12 microphone. Other sounds were made using a Fender Stratocaster and a Vox ac15 amp.
The 7" is part of the Touch Sevens 7" vinyl-only series, which began with Oceanus Pacificus by Chris Watson [TS02].
Fennesz's new album for Touch follows in Spring 2008...
Chris Watson
Oceanus Pacificus
Touch # TS02
A review of this 7" in The Feb 2008 edition of The Wire can be read here
TS01 and TS03 follow in February, with more 7"s rolled out through 2008 and 2009...
For further information please go to the Touch Sevens site, or to purchase the limited vinyl visit the TouchShop